24 Apr 2006 Melbourne Indymedia

Seditious intent is an online collection of 17 short films all dealing with the Australian Government’s draconian new anti-terrorism laws. The laws make it an offence to:

• bring the Sovereign into hatred or contempt;
• urge disaffection against the Constitution, the Government of the Commonwealth or either House of the Parliament;
• urge another person to attempt, otherwise than by lawful means, to procure a change to any matter established by law in the Commonwealth;

20 Apr 2006 Perth Indymedia

Easter 2006: Edited from Perth Indy Newswire: In solidarity with actions around the world for the Global Days of Action on refugee rights, a small group of refugee rights activists held a two and a half day vigil outside the Detention Centre at Perth Airport. Eight activists spent at least some time at the vigil and there were two or three people there almost all the time. Five of us were Baxter 05ers, two of whom were planning to go to Villawood but circumstances intervened... Full Report On Friday afternoon we made the banner drawing attention to the Refugee Detention Centre, simply because
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20 Apr 2006 Melbourne Indymedia

The Camp Sovereignty protest site in Melbourne's Kings Domain Gardens faces the threat of eviction after police visited the camp on Friday morning. The camp was established for the Commonwealth Games to serve as a base for actions coordinated by the Black GST campaign to highlight the on going resistance of Indigenous and non Indigenous people to the illegal occupation of the Australian continent. [Full Story]
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20 Apr 2006 Melbourne Indymedia

Mining operations at Barrick Gold's Lake Cowal Project in western NSW were stopped for over five hours on Easter Sunday when a group of nearly one hundred protestors walked on to the mine site to highlight concern over the mine’s safety and social implications. The group, including Wiradjuri traditional owners and a cross section of locals and others from around Australia, were part of Easter protests against the newly opened gold mine. [Full Story]
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19 Apr 2006 Aotearoa IMC

Riots broke out in the Solomon Islands after Snyder Rini was declared prime minister. However, there are caims that votes were bought by Mr Rini's financial backers. "Not only promises but gifts of money. So how can you fight that?" said Francis Billy Hilly, a spokesperson for the opposition. It has been reported that an angry crowd threw stones at the Parliament building, resulting in tear gas being fired by the police. Cars and buildings were set alight in Honiara and several Australian and New Zealand police officers were injured. [ Photos 1 | 2 ] In 2003, Australian and New Zealand troops
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18 Apr 2006 Aotearoa IMC

Members of the Tuwharetoa Iwi occupying land in the central North Island say they are optimistic that a proposed sale will be halted. Taurewa Marae has been established on one of the blocks currently controlled by the government body Land Corp which make up the Taurewa Sheep Station near to National Park township. The land has been deemed surplus to government requirements and a proposal to sell the land for a development, reportedly to include luxury accommodation and a golf course, has emerged. However, residents of the marae say Land Corp officials, who recently visited the occupation,
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18 Apr 2006 Perth Indymedia

Work stopped at Lake Cowal Gold Mine with eight arrested: From the newswire 16 April 2006... Mining operations at Barrick’s Lake Cowal Gold Project were stopped for over five hours on Easter Sunday while a group of nearly one hundred, walked on to the mine site. The group included representatives from every state of the country, Wiradjuri traditional owners and locals, half a dozen scientists, grandparents, students, filmmakers, artists and more, all united in their concerns over the mine’s safety and social implications. [ SAVE LAKE COWAL ] :: [ Corporate Media Report ] Eight people were
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16 Apr 2006 Aotearoa IMC

from indybay (San Francisco)     On April 11th, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad announced that the country had succeeded for the first time in enriching uranium on a small scale. Seymour Hersh reports that the Bush administration has increased clandestine activities inside Iran and intensified planning for a possible air attack to destroy Iran's nuclear program.The Badr militia tied to Iraq's ruling SCIRI party has strong ties to Iran, and Muqtada al-Sadr has pledged the support of his militia if Iran is attacked.
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14 Apr 2006 Adelaide IMC

Adelaide-born David Hicks has been incarcerated in the United States' notorious military prison at Guantanamo Bay for over 4 years. Unlike other countries such as Britain which have successfully negotiated the return of their nationals, the Australian Government has consistently refused to negotiate for a fair deal for Hicks, who now faces trial under the controversial military commision system. Hicks, who has a claim to British citizenship, achieved a victory on 12 April 2006 when the British Court of Appeals dismissed the UK Government's attempt to overturn his citizen's rights. In Adelaide
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14 Apr 2006 Perth Indymedia

Easter Convergence: VIGIL AGAINST THE VIOLENCE. Perth Immigration Detention Centre - Good Friday 14 - Easter Sunday 16 April 2006 Hundreds of concerned Australians from across the country are converging this weekend - in a series of rolling protests against the Mandatory Detention of refugees. A dozen or so WA activists made the journey to Villawood in Sydney, where 260 detainees were forcibly removed and relocated by DIMA before the activists arrived at the centre. NSW Police Union earlier refused to protect the centre amidst claims of asbestos fears. Around 100 people converged at
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07 Apr 2006 Jakarta IMC

Di hari kedatangan bersejarah Perdana Menteri Inggris, Tony Blair, ke Indonesia, Greenpeace menyerukan kedua kepala negara Inggris dan Indonesia untuk menerapkan mekanisme yang mengikat secara hukum untuk menghentikan kerusakan yang sedang berlangsung di hutan-hutan alam terakhir Indonesia.

Hutan alam Indonesia, bagian dari Hutan-hutan Surgawi Asia-Pasifik (1), sedang mengalami kerusakan lebih cepat dari hutan manapun di bumi. Hal ini disebabkan oleh permintaan Uni Eropa, AS, Jepang dan Cina.

Pada tahun 2004, Inggris merupakan mitra dagang terbesar untuk produk-produk kayu di Eropa dengan
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05 Apr 2006 Manila Indymedia

MANILA-- At least 30 punks held a sit-in protest at the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) of the Philippines head office in Quezon City on Friday, demanding an impartial probe into the alleged brutal torture of 11 peers by police in Benguet province, north of Manila. The demonstration coincided with a scheduled court hearing against the torture victims in La Trinidad, Benguet, on charges of homicide in connection with a February 10 raid on an army base.[ Read More ]
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22 Mar 2006 Manila Indymedia

NEWSBREAK! (28/3/2006) HACKTIVISTS expressing solidarity with the 11 political prisoners known as the Sagada 11 have hacked and defaced the website belonging to the National Defense College of the Philippines. Their website now reads, "We don't need the government, we don't need the military, we need JUSTICE AND LIBERTY for the SAGADA 11!", along with several links encouraging people to show their support.[ Read More ] UPDATES! (26/3/2006) VIRTUAL SIT-IN ends today, says BrigadaElektronica in a message forwarded through emails, the group thanked the participants who corageously joined the
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19 Mar 2006 QC IMC

From Crispin Beltran to Dinky Soliman, the government is making a mockery of the justice system. It wants to silence legitimate dissent by arresting selected personalities on trumped-up charges, even to the point where these have become patently outrageous and ridiculous.
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17 Mar 2006 Jakarta IMC

3 orang Brimob dan 1 intelijen TNI tewas, Seorang ibu tertembak

Aksi pemblokiran jalan di depan Kampus Universitas Cendrawasih Abepura (16/3) oleh masyarakat dan mahasiswa yang tergabung dalam Parlemen Jalanan dan Front Pepera PB Kota Jayapura, berakhir dengan bentrokan berdarah, menyebabkan 3 orang Brimob dan 1 intelijen TNI AU tewas, seorang ibu mengalami luka tembak, serta puluhan lainnya dari pihak mahasiswa dan pihak aparat mengalami luka-luka.

Aksi pemblokiran jalan ini merupakan aksi lanjutan dari sehari sebelumnya, Rabu (15/3), di tempat yang sama. Aksi pemblokiran ini dimulai sejak
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